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The IAU WHED Portal*, a service provided by the International Association of Universities (IAU), is the unique tool where you can find comprehensive information on higher education systems and credentials in over 180 countries and over 18,500 higher education institutions.

* The IAU WHED Portal replaced the WHED CD-ROM, whose production was stopped in 2014

Access to the IAU WHED Portal is offered free of charge to everyone

IAU Members benefit from additional features providing full access to the IAU WHED Portal, advanced search options (on institutions, systems, and credentials), and extraction and print options through login and password (MyWHED).

IAU Members are also given prominence in the IAU WHED Portal by the addition of photos to their entry.

Presentation of the education system based upon information provided by higher education authorities, or found on their official website or in official documentation for each country.

It comprises information on:

the overall structure of pre-higher and higher education systems;

the different stages of study;

the national bodies responsible for higher education;

the admission requirements (including for foreign students);

the quality assurance/recognition system;

student life;

education level and entrance requirements;

main credentials.

Data onInstitutions

Institutions are included based upon information provided by higher education authorities or found on their official website. Questionnaires are then sent to those degree-granting institutions offering at least a post-graduate degree and/or a professional diploma in four years or more to obtain more detailed information.

The designations employed for countries and territories are those in use in the United Nations system and do not imply any expression of opinion with regard to their status or the delimitations of their frontiers.

The information concerning all countries/institutions registred in the WHED are assembled with the greatest care. However, IAU cannot be held responsible for the consequences of errors or incomplete information in the country/institution data. The collection of data involves working on documents in many languages, covering a wide range of continuously evolving systems of higher education.

The IAU thanks all bodies, the ENIC-NARIC Network, and higher education institutions which have provided material. The date of the latest update is indicated at the bottom of each entry.

Sub-products of the IAU WHED Portal

1. The International Handbook of Universities (IHU) is published once a year by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd in a three volume set. It provides information on higher education systems countries and institutions that are included in the IAU WHED Portal.

Content of the IHU

Educational Systems

Structure of higher education system (description, stages of studies);

The next edition of the Handbook is due for release in November 2018; it will be available as an e-publication with an option to print on demand. For more information, please contact us on centre@iau-aiu.net

2. The Guide to Higher Education in Africa (6th Edition, 2013) is also published by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. To order the Guide, please order on the Springer website.

3. On the occasion of the IAU 15th General Conference (Bangkok, November 2016), a booklet entitled Higher Education in ASEAN was published. It showcases the higher education systems and institutions in the 10 ASEAN countries and provides a quick and comparable overview of the Higher Education landscape in the region. A print copy can be ordered from Amanda Sudic.